COMPANY PROFILE
"Pragmatic legal solutions for your critical needs"
Summary
Momentum Law LLP provides general corporate, securities and commercial litigation advice to a variety of clients in the technology, junior resource and finance sectors. For corporate matters, we focus on working with entrepreneurs, start-ups, promoters and other new ventures where we can assist our clients by thinking creatively, working flexibly and achieving results. Our goal is to provide the legal services required on matters that range from securing financings and exchange listings, establishing the legal framework for businesses, ongoing compliance, reporting obligations and commercial disputes. The lawyers at Momentum Law LLP have considerable experience in complex securities, corporate and commercial litigation matters. As an entrepreneurial firm, we understand the pressures of running and developing a business, and we are willing and able to meet our clients’ needs with competitive and flexible billing structures.
Strategic Quote
“Momentum Law works primarily with junior exploration companies and offers not only legal advice, but practical advice and project management around deal execution. We help companies avoid common pitfalls that can lead to undue complications and expose transactions to risk.”
Denis Frawley, Partner
Services
- Legal Advice Mineral Resource Exploration Transactions
- Strategic Reorganizations and Transactions
- Public Company Transactions and Compliance
- Raising Capital
- Commercial and Regulatory Disputes
- Corporate and Commercial Contracts
- Starting a Business
- Lending and Investing
Main Leadership
DENIS S. FRAWLEY, Partner
dfrawley@momentumlaw.ca, tel: +1 416 594-0791 x 113
Denis is a former partner from Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP, having practiced both in Toronto and in New York. Prior to joining Davies, Denis practiced with the private equity group at Dewey Ballantine LLP in New York. Denis practices in the areas of corporate, commercial and securities law, with an emphasis on advising businesses who require securities advice under both Canadian and US law. Denis also has significant experience with negotiated acquisitions, as well as secured and unsecured lending. He has experience with a variety of transactions, including securities offerings, purchases and sales of private businesses and divisions of public enterprises, joint ventures, intellectual property licensing and bank lending.
PETER MANDERVILLE, Partner
pmanderville@momentumlaw.ca, tel +1 (416) 594-0791 x117
Peter is a former partner from Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP. He was called to the Bar of Ontario in 1990. He specializes in commercial and insurance litigation, as well as professional and product liability. Peter has appeared as counsel before all levels of courts in Ontario, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, in addition to the Federal Court and the Supreme Court of Canada in proceedings involving contractual and commercial disputes, shareholders’ disputes, product liability claims, directors and officers liability claims, municipal liability matters, real estate disputes, environmental claims, allegations of professional negligence and other civil and regulatory matters.
DANIEL ILAS, Partner
dilas@momentumlaw.ca, tel: +1 (416) 594-0791 x123
Daniel’s practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions and other corporate reorganizations, securities transactions, corporate and securities compliance, and private equity transactions. He is also regularly involved in providing legal advice on general corporate and commercial transactions. He joined Momentum Law LLP after articling with the firm. Daniel completed his law degree in French at the University of Ottawa, and was a member of the Dean’s Honour List. Before embarking on his legal career in Canada, Daniel was a lawyer and tenured professor at a prestigious Romanian university.
Contact
Tel: +1 (416) 594-0791
Address: 5 Church St Toronto, ON M5E 1M2